Mileage-detacher.



" UNITEDr STATES atentd January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

` l JAMES SHARKEY AND JOHN A,- MENEEEE, OE EATON, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,465, dated January31, 1905.

Application inta Novmher 12,19Q4. serial No. 232,461.

To all whom, it may concern/- Be it known that we, JAMES SHARKEY JOHN A.MENEEEE, citizens of the United States,andresidents of. Eaton, inthecounty 4of Preble and State of Ohio, h ave inventedl a new and ImprovedMileage-Detacher, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The purpose of our invention is to provide an instrument for measuringand severing,

railroad-scrip, particularly mileage-scrip, and to so construct theinstrument that it will be light and compact and may be convenientlycarried, which will be accurate in operation, and can be readily andexpeditiously operated.

Another purpose of the invention is to so construct the instrument thatit willhave no folding parts or parts liable' to leave their supportsand which is provided with an vindicator movable with reference toscales on the instrument and scrip for the purpose of determining thesection of the scrip to be severed from the body and wherein ka cutteris so constructed and arranged with reference to a 'scale ofjmiles onthe scrip that it may be employed independentof theindicator todetermine the length oi' the section to be detached from the body of thescrip when ity of action is desired.

great rapidlThe invention consists in the novel construction andcombination of the several parts, as

. will be hereinafter fullys'et forth, and pointed out in the claims'.

` Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthe specification, in which similar characters oi' reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.4

Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved instrument and a portionof a mileagescrip in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view of aninstrument, an end portion being removed. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectiontaken practically on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection taken substantially on the line 1 4 oi' Fig. 2. i

A represents a mileage-scrip of the usual character, and B the coversbetween which the scrip is usually contained, the scrip being providedwith the customary marginal scales 10 and 10, indicating miles.

C represents thebodyiof vthe instrument,

` which is in the form oi`- a plate, and 'the said body may be made ofany suitable material. The body C at its left-'hand longitudinal edge isprovided with a longitudinal rib 1l upon its upper face, andavparallel'rib 12is also se- 'cured-.to the upper face of the body. The

s'paee13 between these two ribs is dovetail shape in cross-section, as1s clearly shown y1n Fi'gs. 1 and 3. f A scale cin miles is'produced Aonthe upper face of the rib 11 corresponding to the scales 10 and 10 onthe vmileage-scrip v A, and this scale c, which' is the main scale oftheinstrument, reads in divisions ofve-from 5 to 100,-i`or example. A scalec is produced upon the;y upper face of the rib 12,

reading in divisions of units--forexampla l, 2, A3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Attheouter end of the body C two downwardly and vhorizontally extendinglugs 14 are produced in order that a second plate .may be added to thefirst plate to extend the scales when desired, in

` which event the upper faces Iof the two bodyplates will be flush; butwhen the single bodyplate C is used the said lugs 111 are covered by `afinishing-strip 15. Fig 1 and detached in Fig. 2L)

(Shown in position in In connection with the body-plate C an indicator Dis employed, adapted to slide on the `body-plate over the scales c andc." The indicator D is in the form of a plate having'a dovetaillongitudinal -rib lformed on its under face, which dovetail rib 16 isadapted to enter and to slide in the correspondingly- .shaped space 13,.between the ribs 11 and 12,

as is best shown in Fig. 3. The body 17 of the indicator extends overthe scale c and over a portion of the scale c, as is best shown in Fig.2, and is provided with a horizontal finger`19, which extends indirection of the cen- -ter of the body C, and this finger 19 is pro- IOO21, formed in the dovetail rib 16, as is best shown in Fig. 4, and astud 23 is attached to this spring and extends up through an opening inthe body portion of the indicator, so that by pressing the stud 23downward the spring 22 is relieved from locking tension and theindicator may be slid to any point desired on the scales. As soon as thestem 23 is relieved from pressure the spring 22 acts to hold theindicator in its adjusted position.

A cutter E is located at what may be termed the forward end of the bodyC, extending transversely across the body. This cutter is made of springmaterial and at its left-hand end is secured usually upon the rib 12, asis shown in Figs.` 1 and 2, the said cutter being otherwise free. Thefree end of the cutter extends to the right-hand edge of the body C andis provided with an upturned section 24 at said end in order that themileage-scrip may be readily passed beneath the said cutter. At the freeend of the cutter near its inner edge a longitudinal slot 25 is made,which will show one of the numerals on the right-hand scale of the scripwhen the scrip has been adjusted on the instrument, and the numeral thusappearing will indicate the number of miles that have been traveled.

In operation ii', for example, as is shown in Fig. 1, couponsrepresenting forty-five miles have been cut oi from the scrip andsixtyve miles are to be traveled on the scrip the indicator is set sothat on the scale c will appear at the opening 18 at the body of theindicator and then the scrip is drawn along the body C until the end isin engagement with the working edge 20 of the finger 19 of theindicator, and then the scrip may be readily torn olf at the cutter E,as coupons representing the sixty-tive miles will be contained in thatsection which is severed, and the total number of miles traveled willthen be indicated at the opening 25 in the cutter E- namely, one hundredand ten miles, being the sum of forty-five and sixty-five. Thus theopening 25 in the cutter gives a proof of correctness as to the positionof that portion of the scrip which is to be torn off.

In the event much work is to be done with the instrument in a shortspace of time the indicator can be simply carried to the end of the bodyand left there, and the operator will at such time notice the number ofmiles indicated at the end coupon on the scrip and add to such numeralthe number of miles that the owner of the scrip is to travel, and thescrip can then be drawn along the body until the sum thus computedappears at the opening 25 in the cutter.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-e 1. An instrument for measuring and severingrailroad-scrip, consisting of aplate having a scale along one of itsedges corresponding to the graduations on the scrip, and an indicatoradapted to travel over the said scale, said indicator having an openingtherein to expose a numeral on the scale and a surface against which anend of the scrip is to abut.

2. An instrument for measuring and severing railroad-scrip, consistingot' a plate having` a scale along one of its edges correslionding to thegraduations on the scrip, an indicator adapted to travel over the saidscale, said indicator having an opening therein to expose a numeral onthe scale and a surface against which an end of the scrip is to abut,and a cutter located at one end of the body, the said cutter being fixedat one end but otherwise free of the body.

3. In an instrument for measuring and severing railroad-scrip, a platehaving a scale along one of its edges corresponding to the graduationsof the scrip, and a cutter located on the said plate, being fast theretoat one end, which cutter extends across the said plate and is providedwith an opening therein adapted to expose a graduation on the scripbeing measured.

4. In instruments for measuring and severing railroad-scrip, a plate,ribs at one side of the plate, having scales thereon corresponding tothe graduations on the scrip to be measured, an indicator, comprising abody having an opening therein adapted to expose a graduation on one ofthe scales, and a linger which extends over the other scale and beyondits inner edge, a guide for the said indicator mounted to travel in thespace between the ribs, and a tension-lock for the said indicator.

5. In instruments for measuring and severing railroad-scrip, a plate,ribs at one side ol the plate, having scales thereon correspondin'g tothe graduations on the scrip to be measured, an indicator comprising abody having an opening therein adapted to expose a graduation on one ofthe scales and a linger which extends over the other scale and beyondits inner edge, a guide for the said indicator, mounted to travel in thespace between the ribs, a tension-lock for the said indicator, aspring-cutter located at one end of the body, one end ot' the saidspring-cutter being secured to the body and the other end being free andupset, and provided with an opening` adapted to expose a graduation onthe scrip to be measured and severed.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this speciiication inthe presence olt two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES SHARKEY. JOHN A. MENEFICE. Witnesses:

W. B. MARSH, CHAs. S. BLooM.

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